What’s a Day Without a ‘Nudge’ From Barry?

Okay, this is not groupthink. Which Republicans and teabaggers will try to tell you. Look at Lindsay Lohan. See, it’s already working!

Be honest. When they told you he ate dog and hung out with terrorist bombers you thought they were kidding, huh?

Breitbart:

On Tuesday, Fox News obtained documents showing that the federal government is initiating a program designed to “nudge” Americans toward particular behaviors. The “Behavioral Insights Team” to be formed would work with the White House, as well as the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, among others. The document, emailed by White House senior adviser on social and behavioral sciences Maya Shenker to a university professor, states, “Behavioral sciences can be used to help design public policies that work better, cost less, and help people achieve their goals.” [much more here]

Everybody together now. Phony scandal, phony scandal …

Just kidding.

No, stay with me here. Think of the possibilities.

Hollywood: No Dirty Harry remakes. No more supermarket impulse buying. Everyone owns a Chevy Volt… Only. Fox News: History. Rush Limbaugh? Well, try not to think about Soylent Green when you’re eating soy products. Salt? We have an exchange program with the Siberians.

And, really, doesn’t everyone want to be just like Barack and Michelle Obama, given a choice?

File Under: Shadow Government

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Bradley Manning’s Friday nights will never be dateless again.

They don’t make Monica Lewinskys like they used to.

RRG has an affinity… okay, goes nuts for Asian girls. [Nudge, nudge: My wife’s from Thailand]

Jobs the hard way